The National Academy of Design-Thirty-first Annual Exhibition.

THIRD ARTICLE. We are glad to see so few "Compositions" in the present Exhibition. Mr. DURAND'S large picture--"The Symbol;" Mr. KENETT'S" Franconia Mountains;" Mr. CHURCH'S, "A Tropical Morning;" Mr. CROPSEY'S "Chenango River Seenery;" those are the most prominent examples, and of these, only Mr. DURAND'S is avowedly a composition. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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